NEW HAVEN, CT - Nyack College junior midfielder Tim Conway has been honored as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Soccer Player of the Year in balloting released today. Wilmington College freshman forward Sargbah Tarpeh was named the Rookie of the Year and Wildcat head coach Nick Papanicolas was selected as the Coach of the Year. Nyack and Bloomfield College tied in balloting for the annual Team Sportsmanship Award. The conference's nine head coaches conducted the voting for the awards.

Conway, who hails from Billerica, MA, enjoyed an outstanding junior campaign and finished the regular-season ranked first in the CACC for total points (36), points per-game (2.00), goals (16), goals per-game (0.89) and second in shots per-game (4.72). He concluded the season with a four-goal, one assist performance in an 8-5 victory over Concordia.

Tarpeh was not only the Rookie of the Year but was also the only freshman voted to the All-CACC first team. The Philadelphia, PA native, was tied for third in the conference in total points (28) and points per-game (1.47), tied for second for goals scored (12) and fourth with 4.05 shots per-game.

Papanicolas led the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the CACC regular-season standings with a 5-1-2 record to go with an 11-3-4 overall mark. The Wildcats entered the week ranked sixth in the NCAA Division II Northeast Region rankings.

The complete All-CACC Men's Soccer team is listed below. Dominican College and Caldwell College led the league with five picks each. The Chargers had four named to the first team and the Cougars had three first-team picks. The future is bright for the CACC, as only one senior was voted to the first team, along with four on the second team.

2006 All-CACC Men's Soccer Teams

FIRST TEAM

GK Dan Mangat Wilmington Jr. Newark, DE

D Asgeir Ofstad Caldwell Jr. Trondheim, Norway

D Joseph Ruesgan Dominican Jr. Campbeltown, Scotland

D Andrew Fraser Caldwell Jr. Kingston, Jamaica

M Tim Conway Nyack Jr. Billerica, MA

M Diego Miranda Dominican Jr. Quito, Ecuador

M Jhonny Arteaga Dominican Jr. Cali, Columbia

F Sargbah Tarpeh Wilmington Fr. Philadelphia, PA

F Uke Dauti Caldwell Sr. West Orange, NJ

F Maurice Johnson Post Jr. Bronx, NY

F Ryan Clancy Dominican Jr. Walden, NY

SECOND TEAM

GK Robert Kelly Dominican Sr. Kearny, NJ

D Seth Galloway Nyack So. Pengang, Malaysia

D Chris Weber Holy Family Sr. Philadelphia, PA

D Lukasz Fraczek Felician So. Szczytno, Poland

D Greg DiDiego Wilmington Sr. New Castle, DE

M Steve Kientzy Holy Family Jr. Philadelphia, PA

M Ed Szambelak Holy Family Jr. Philadelphia, PA

M Miguel Walker Caldwell Sr. St. Catherine, Jamaica

F Chad Bennett Caldwell So. Kingston, Jamaica

F Eric Martinez Nyack Fr. Kerrville, TX

F Sean Hordijenko Holy Family Fr. Philadelphia, PA

Honorable Mention: Joe Galasso, Sr., M, Wilmington; Kafoumba Cisse, Sr., M, Post

Player of the Year: Tim Conway, Jr., M, Nyack

Rookie of the Year: Sargbah Tarpeh, Fr., F, Wilmington

Coach of the Year: Nick Papanicolas, Wilmington

Team Sportsmanship Award: Bloomfield College and Nyack College